Airports near San Diego/El Cajon, CA
16 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of San Diego/El Cajon, California — 6 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Gillespie Field (KSEE), 0.0 nm N. Closest public fuel: KSEE (100LL,A), 0.0 nm. Longest runway: 12,000 ft at KNKX.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From San Diego/El Cajon | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSEE | Gillespie Field San Diego/El Cajon · Airport | 0.0 nm N | Public | 5,342 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 120.7 · CTAF 120.7 |
| KMYF | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive San Diego · Airport | 8.5 nm W | Public | 4,598 ft | 100LL,A,A+,UL94 | Tower 119.2 · CTAF 119.2 |
| KNKX | Miramar Mcas (joe Foss Fld) San Diego · Airport | 9.0 nm W | Private | 12,000 ft | — | Tower 135.2 |
| 0CL3 | John Nichol's Field Chula Vista · Airport | 12.3 nm S | Private | 2,036 ft | — | — |
| KSAN | San Diego International San Diego · Airport | 12.3 nm SW | Public | 9,401 ft (soft) | 100LL,A | Tower 118.3 |
| 1CA6 | On The Rocks Alpine · Airport | 13.1 nm E | Private | 2,340 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KRNM | Ramona Ramona · Airport | 13.1 nm N | Public | 5,001 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 119.875 · CTAF 119.875 |
| KNZY | North Island NAS (halsey Fld) San Diego · Airport | 14.4 nm SW | Private | 8,001 ft (soft) | 100LL,J5 | Tower 135.1 |
| CA84 | Torrey Pines San Diego · Gliderport | 14.4 nm W | Private | 1,500 ft | — | — |
| KSDM | Brown Field Municipal San Diego · Airport | 15.3 nm S | Public | 7,972 ft | 100LL,A,A+ | Tower 128.25 · CTAF 128.25 |
| KNRS | Imperial Beach Nolf (ream Fld) Imperial Beach · Airport | 17.2 nm SW | Private | 4,998 ft | — | Tower 120.65 |
| CA76 | Flying T Ranch Ramona · Airport | 18.4 nm NE | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | UNICOM 122.7 |
| 8CL1 | Lake Wohlford Resort Escondido · Airport | 21.7 nm N | Private | 1,345 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 0CA5 | Hoffman Santa Ysabel · Airport | 22.2 nm NE | Private | 1,400 ft (soft) | — | UNICOM 122.8 |
| 25CA | Loma Madera Ranch Santa Ysabel · Airport | 23.0 nm NE | Private | 2,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KCRQ | Mc Clellan-Palomar Carlsbad · Airport | 23.9 nm NW | Public | 4,897 ft | 100LL,A | Tower 118.6 · CTAF 118.6 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list San Diego/El Cajon as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.